referrals: What is the Greatest Source of Business in Real Estate? - 08/08/11 06:32 AM
What is the Greatest Source of Business in Real Estate?
Here is a hint: It has nothing to do with the internet.  Yes, NOTHING to do with technology.
We all know that any type of sales is a numbers game:  A sales person who contacts 2,000 people will generate more sales than someone who is calling only 200 people.  However, I am not saying that we need to contact more people that we do not know.
Our greatest source of business in any industry is Repeat Business and Referrals.  It takes soo much time, money and energy to be the ONLY … (9 comments)

referrals: Persistence: When does it work? How much is too Much? - 05/05/09 05:26 PM

#6 Be Persistent: Continued existence or occurance. The continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
The Big Fish:
A few months ago, I received a Lead that was looking for a home up to $1.5 Million in my area. It had his name, e-mail, and his phone number. I called him that same night...yes...he was prequalified for that amount! We set a time to homes for later that week. I scheduled all of the appointments. A few hours before our showings, he called to cancel...not reschedule...but he CANCELLED!

 Don't Scare the Fish:
 I called him the following … (18 comments)

referrals: Lead Generators: Helping Build your Pipeline using Market Leader - 04/24/09 05:09 AM
The Lost Sale:The way that people find Real Estate has changed.  People, now, rarely rely on the "family friend" for their initial contact.  Unfortunately, I found this out first hand.  A friend of mine confessed that he had bought a home and was sorry that he didn't use me as his Realtor.  Initially I was upset until he explained that he was just looking for information on the internet.  He wasn't looking for a Realtor and had planned on using me.  However, the person that was providing him with the information had helped him so much online that he felt as … (1 comments)

 
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